| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Norman Carvalho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Teddy Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Leonard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Helton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Arthur Elliott inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Harding | Leonard Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 19:39 | Harding | Arthur Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 19:28 | Harding | Joseph Davenport connects on the runner near the basket set up by James Cardinale and the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:28 | Harding | Joseph Davenport makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 19:09 | N. Kentucky | David Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Carvalho | 25-28 |
| 18:48 | Harding | Joseph Davenport drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Elliott | 25-30 |
| 18:38 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Carvalho | 28-30 |
| 18:24 | Harding | Leonard Jones misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:22 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:04 | N. Kentucky | David Smith buries a shot in the lane set up by Norman Carvalho | 30-30 |
| 17:52 | Harding | Arthur Elliott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 17:51 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Bradshaw | 30-30 |
| 17:33 | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho blows the layup | 30-30 |
| 17:31 | N. Kentucky | David Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 17:07 | Harding | Steven Helton grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:49 | Harding | Joseph Davenport knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Jones | 30-32 |
| 16:30 | N. Kentucky | David Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Norman Carvalho | 32-32 |
| 16:12 | Harding | Leonard Jones makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Elliott | 32-34 |
| 15:59 | N. Kentucky | David Clark misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 32-34 |
| 15:58 | Harding | James Cardinale grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Norman Carvalho (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Teddy Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - David Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Leonard Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Davenport (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Cardinale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Helton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Harding | Leonard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg (PG), David Featherston (SG), David Gracia (SF), Harvey Smith (PF), Austin Kittrell (C) Norman Carvalho, John Bradshaw, Teddy Hansen, David Smith, David Clark | |
| Subs | Harding | Darin Gault (PG), Waldo King (SG), Gary Currier (SF), Jacob Pearce (PF), Edward Buckley (C) Leonard Jones, Joseph Davenport, Arthur Elliott, James Cardinale, Steven Helton | |
| 15:41 | N. Kentucky | Austin Kittrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Buckley - foul #1 on Edward Buckley, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 15:41 | N. Kentucky | Austin Kittrell makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:41 | N. Kentucky | Austin Kittrell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:23 | Harding | Darin Gault clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Gracia - foul #1 on David Gracia, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 15:23 | Harding | Darin Gault makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:23 | Harding | Darin Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Gary Currier steals the ball from David Gracia | 34-36 |
| 14:36 | Harding | Waldo King blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 14:34 | N. Kentucky | Harvey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:13 | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harvey Smith | 37-36 |
| 13:49 | Harding | Darin Gault loses the dribble to David Featherston | 37-36 |
| 13:23 | N. Kentucky | David Gracia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 13:22 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:12 | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harvey Smith | 40-36 |
| 12:54 | Harding | Jacob Pearce is hacked by Harvey Smith - foul #3 on Harvey Smith, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho (PG), John Bradshaw (SG), Teddy Hansen (SF), David Smith (PF), David Clark (C) Jason Flagg, David Featherston, David Gracia, Harvey Smith, Austin Kittrell | |
| Subs | Harding | Leonard Jones (PG), Joseph Davenport (SG), Arthur Elliott (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Steven Helton (C) Darin Gault, Waldo King, Gary Currier, Jacob Pearce, Edward Buckley | |
| 12:35 | Harding | James Cardinale hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 40-36 |
| 12:34 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:17 | N. Kentucky | David Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Cardinale - foul #1 on James Cardinale, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 12:17 | N. Kentucky | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:17 | N. Kentucky | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:04 | Harding | John Bradshaw steps in front of the Steven Helton pass | 42-36 |
| 11:47 | N. Kentucky | David Clark drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Carvalho | 44-36 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Norman Carvalho (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Teddy Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - David Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Leonard Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Harding | David Clark blocks the short jumper by Joseph Davenport | 44-36 |
| 11:27 | Harding | James Cardinale gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:09 | Harding | Steven Helton hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Jones | 44-38 |
| 10:57 | N. Kentucky | David Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg (SG), Harvey Smith (PF), Austin Kittrell (C) John Bradshaw, David Smith, David Clark | |
| Subs | Harding | Gary Currier (C) Steven Helton | |
| 10:41 | Harding | Joseph Davenport can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 10:39 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Jones | 44-38 |
| 10:28 | Harding | Arthur Elliott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-38 |
| 10:26 | Harding | Leonard Jones snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 10:15 | Harding | Arthur Elliott is hacked by Austin Kittrell - foul #2 on Austin Kittrell, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harding | Edward Buckley (PF) James Cardinale | |
| 10:07 | Harding | Leonard Jones is fouled on the floor by Harvey Smith - foul #4 on Harvey Smith, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Featherston (SF), David Gracia (C) Teddy Hansen, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 09:55 | Harding | Leonard Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Buckley | 44-41 |
| 09:41 | N. Kentucky | David Gracia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw (SG) Norman Carvalho | |
| Subs | Harding | Jacob Pearce (PF) Leonard Jones | |
| 09:24 | Harding | Joseph Davenport knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 08:59 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Flagg | 47-44 |
| 08:37 | Harding | John Bradshaw is called for the reach on Joseph Davenport - foul #2 on John Bradshaw, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho (PG), Teddy Hansen (SF), David Smith (PF), David Clark (C) Jason Flagg, David Featherston, Austin Kittrell, David Gracia | |
| Subs | Harding | James Cardinale (PF), Steven Helton (C) Arthur Elliott, Edward Buckley | |
| 08:37 | Harding | Joseph Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:37 | Harding | Joseph Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:37 | N. Kentucky | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:25 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Cardinale - foul #2 on James Cardinale, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Harding | Leonard Jones (PG) Joseph Davenport | |
| 08:25 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:25 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:09 | Harding | Leonard Jones clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Featherston (SG), Austin Kittrell (PF) John Bradshaw, David Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | Waldo King (SG) Gary Currier | |
| 08:09 | Harding | Leonard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:09 | Harding | Leonard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:50 | N. Kentucky | David Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 07:49 | Harding | Jacob Pearce pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Norman Carvalho (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Featherston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Teddy Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Austin Kittrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Leonard Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Waldo King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Pearce (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Helton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Harding | Steven Helton misses the shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 07:26 | N. Kentucky | Austin Kittrell pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:22 | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 07:20 | Harding | The rebound goes to Leonard Jones | 49-47 |
| 07:08 | Harding | Leonard Jones misses the floater from the right side | 49-47 |
| 07:07 | N. Kentucky | David Clark snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:53 | N. Kentucky | David Clark hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Steven Helton - foul #3 on Steven Helton, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg (PG), John Bradshaw (SG), David Smith (PF) Norman Carvalho, David Featherston, Austin Kittrell | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Davenport (SG), Arthur Elliott (SF) Waldo King, Jacob Pearce | |
| 06:53 | N. Kentucky | David Clark misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:53 | Harding | Steven Helton pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:43 | Harding | Arthur Elliott hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Helton | 51-50 |
| 06:21 | N. Kentucky | David Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 06:20 | Harding | Steven Helton pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:03 | Harding | John Bradshaw picks off the pass by Arthur Elliott | 51-50 |
| 05:58 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw is hacked by Arthur Elliott - foul #2 on Arthur Elliott, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Featherston (SF), Harvey Smith (C) Teddy Hansen, David Clark | |
| Subs | Harding | Gary Currier (PG), Jacob Pearce (PF), Edward Buckley (C) Leonard Jones, James Cardinale, Steven Helton | |
| 05:45 | N. Kentucky | David Smith lays it in and the foul's on Jacob Pearce - foul #2 on Jacob Pearce, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho (PG) Jason Flagg | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 05:45 | N. Kentucky | David Smith makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:25 | Harding | Gary Currier drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Pearce | 54-52 |
| 05:05 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Elliott takes the ball from David Smith | 54-52 |
| 04:47 | Harding | Arthur Elliott is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Arthur Elliott, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg (SG), Teddy Hansen (SF) John Bradshaw, David Featherston | |
| Subs | Harding | Waldo King (SG) Joseph Davenport | |
| 04:35 | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Flagg | 56-52 |
| 04:25 | Harding | Arthur Elliott can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-52 |
| 04:23 | Harding | Edward Buckley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:03 | Harding | Waldo King knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Pearce | 56-54 |
| 03:46 | N. Kentucky | Harvey Smith clanks a shot from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 03:45 | Harding | Edward Buckley snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Norman Carvalho (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Flagg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Teddy Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Harvey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Gary Currier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Waldo King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Elliott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Harding | Waldo King is hacked by Harvey Smith - foul #5 on Harvey Smith, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Featherston (SG), David Gracia (SF), Austin Kittrell (PF), David Clark (C) Norman Carvalho, Teddy Hansen, David Smith, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | Harding | Leonard Jones (PG), James Cardinale (PF), Steven Helton (C) Arthur Elliott, Jacob Pearce, Edward Buckley | |
| 03:22 | Harding | Waldo King misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:22 | N. Kentucky | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:12 | N. Kentucky | David Clark misses long on a floater near the basket | 56-54 |
| 03:10 | Harding | Steven Helton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:54 | Harding | David Featherston takes the ball from Waldo King | 56-54 |
| 02:54 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho (PG), John Bradshaw (SG), Teddy Hansen (SF) Jason Flagg, David Featherston, David Gracia | |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Davenport (SG), Arthur Elliott (SF) Waldo King, Gary Currier | |
| 02:30 | N. Kentucky | David Clark comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Leonard Jones - foul #1 on Leonard Jones, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | N. Kentucky | David Clark misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | N. Kentucky | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | Harding | Arthur Elliott gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:23 | Harding | John Bradshaw picks off the pass by James Cardinale | 56-54 |
| 02:18 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw banks in the layup | 58-54 |
| 02:06 | Harding | Arthur Elliott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Davenport | 58-57 |
| 01:48 | N. Kentucky | David Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-57 |
| 01:46 | N. Kentucky | Austin Kittrell grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | David Clark is hacked by Joseph Davenport - foul #3 on Joseph Davenport, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Smith (PF) Austin Kittrell | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:05 | Harding | Arthur Elliott clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:03 | N. Kentucky | David Smith snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 00:45 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | David Clark tips it home | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Harding | Steven Helton blows the layup | 62-57 |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Jones - foul #2 on Leonard Jones, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Flagg (PG), Austin Kittrell (C) Norman Carvalho, David Clark | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:31 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:31 | N. Kentucky | Teddy Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:26 | Harding | Joseph Davenport makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Jones | 63-60 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Featherston (SF), David Clark (C) Teddy Hansen, Austin Kittrell | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Jones - foul #3 on Leonard Jones, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:24 | Harding | Steven Helton snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Harding | Joseph Davenport misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston is hacked by Leonard Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Jones, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | David Featherston makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Harding | Joseph Davenport connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leonard Jones | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw is hacked by Joseph Davenport in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Davenport, team foul #13 | 65-63 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Norman Carvalho (PG), Teddy Hansen (SF) Jason Flagg, David Featherston | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | John Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Leonard Jones misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-63 |